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Wallaciia wallacii

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Wallaciia wallacii
1865 watercolor illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Wallaciia
Species:
W. wallacii
Binomial name
Wallaciia wallacii
(Regan, 1905)
Synonyms

Crenicichla wallacii

Wallaciia wallacii is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Essequibo River basin, Guyana. This species reaches a length of 8.5 cm (3.3 in).[2]

The fish is named in honor of English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), who collected, but subsequently lost during transport, and illustrated a similar species (probably W. notophthalmus), which Regan thought might be identical to this one, in his expedition to the Rio Negro and Rio Uaupés region in the years 1850 to 1852.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Frederico, R.G. (2023). "Crenicichla wallacii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T164492816A164492833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164492816A164492833.en. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Crenicichla wallacii". FishBase. September 2024 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 August 2024). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 10.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ Kullander, S.O. (2003). "Cichlidae (Cichlids)". In R.E. Reis; S.O. Kullander; and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre, Brasil: EDIPUCRS. pp. 605–654.